TY - BOOK AU - Karabanov,Konstantin TI - Evaluation strengthening cooperation on hydrology and environment between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in the upper Amu Darya River Basin (Pyanj River) : : final report / AV - Pamphlet GE320. A33. PY - 2018/// CY - [Place of publication not identified] : PB - [Publisher not identified], KW - Environmental management – Afghanistan KW - Environmental assessment – Afghanistan KW - Environmental protection – Afghanistan KW - Water management – Afghanistan KW - Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan KW - Afghanistan – Environmental conditions KW - Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- N1 - Cover title. “21.12.2018”—cover title ; Contents: Abbreviations—Executive summary—Introduction—Findings—Conclusions and recommendations—Annexes N2 - Summary: “The Amu Darya is a major river of Central Asia with a total length of over 2500 km and the drainage basin covering over 300,000 sq.km. The Pyanj River is a major upstream tributary of the Amu Darya River, it contributes approximately 50% to the Amu Darya’s water flow and is largely unregulated1. Making a considerable part of the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, the Pyanj River, as well as its basin, requires cooperation of both countries to address pressing issues related to the natural disaster risk reduction and ecosystems protection. Such environmental and hydrological factors as the state of glaciers and snow, soil cover, vegetation, and the impact…”—(page 4) ER -